Correction Lyrics Farewell to Welfare by Grace Petrie

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It's never too late
To recapture the benefits of Section 28
And it's never too wild
To slash benefits for single mums
The only victim is the child
And oh, who's gonna be my Martin Luther King?
And I'll say, who's gonna be my Harvey Milk?
And on the steps of parliament, they're demonstrating
But what's the use when they're all cut from the same Eton silk?
I'll say farewell, farewell to welfare

And we've got a recession to beat
Let's put more money into the monarchy and a millionaire in Downing Street
And someone's got to foot the bill
Let's start with the disabled and the mentally ill
And if I keep my receipts, can I claim back the mistakes
And the lives ruined by this government?
Or in another eighteen years of budget cuts and tears
Will the people pay for those, just like we pay your rent?
And say farewell, farewell to welfare

So give me change, give me equality
Give me a minister for women that don't represent me
Give me a decent, honest Nick who's on the level
Until the first glimpse of power, he'll make a deal with the devil
And you tell me that this is democracy
And you tell me that it ain't no old boys club
And as the thousands march on Westminster
Look how quickly their demands are snubbed
And you ask me, "Where is the youth vote?"
Well they didn't let me in
So you'll find me in the pub
Raising a toast to the ghost of welfare
And I used to dream of a Britain
Where I'd be proud to bring up kids
These days, I'd settle for a Britain
Where I'd be allowed to bring up kids

And Mrs May, if I may be so bold as to say
That your archaic view of family holds no relevance today
And if you think that honest people really should be turned away
From IVF and B&Bs just because they're gay
I suggest you stop requesting that we continue to pay
Our taxes to a party that's held us back all the way
So I'll take my business and my produce and my income tax elsewhere
And say farewell, farewell to welfare

I'll say farewell, farewell to welfare
They'll say to hell, to hell with welfare
And I'll say farewell, farewell
I'll say farewell, farewell
I'll say farewell, farewell to welfare

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